A report from Realtor.com. "The official arrival of spring has also ushered in a pop of positive news for housing: A whopping 17.8% more sellers listed their homes in the week ending March 16 compared with last year. 'This is…
A report from the Daily Mail. "After two years of rapid price growth, it appears Austin's housing bubble is finally about to burst. Properties in the Texan city are typically selling for $525,750 having declined almost $150,000 from their peak…
A report from Market Place. "The housing market was going gangbusters during the first part of the pandemic. It was a time of all-cash offers and bidding wars. 'People were doing crazy things,' recalled real estate broker Helen Jeong. 'People…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Florida condo owners are stuck in a rut as prices drop and mounting insurance rates and condo fees are scaring away buyers. It’s led to more condos sitting on the market for…
A report from the Ventura County Star in California. "When developer Shangri-La Industries stopped paying its bills and stopped its state-funded work turning motels in Thousand Oaks and other cities into housing for the homeless, one of the big unanswered…
A report from Newsweek. "Completed new-home construction soared in February, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday. Privately owned housing completions skyrocketed by nearly 20 percent last month compared to January and were up about 10 percent from a year ago…
A report from Market Place. "On Friday the National Association of Realtors agreed to settle multiple lawsuits that accused its members of colluding to keep commission rates artificially high. Sacramento Realtor Erin Stumpf said many buyers may not be able…
A report from Bloomberg. "The world’s biggest bond market sold off after another hot inflation report reinforced bets the Federal Reserve will be in no rush to cut rates even as some areas of the economy show signs of sluggishness.…
A report from the Stamford Advocate. "In pockets of Connecticut from Riverside in Greenwich to Deep River, house hunters are finding larger numbers of new listings hit the market in the first 10 weeks of 2024, compared to a year…
A weekend topic starting with Fortune. "This is traditionally the time when home sales bloom. But 2023’s deep freeze begs the question of whether the warming will emerge from under an ice cube or an iceberg. Take the typical home…